Etymology

ruridecanal

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a rural dean. Full definition →

Latin rūs, rūris
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  1. Latin · derived fromrūs, rūris“the country”
  2. English todayruridecanal

From Latin rūs, rūris (“the country”) + decānus (“the chief of ten”). See dean. By surface analysis, Latin rūr- + -i- + dec- + -an + -al.

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